[Yeah, David's really not great at keeping the anger out of his expression now (3). His face darkens almost instantly and he closes his eyes, trying to pull deeper and see if he can get a better handle on the tether, and if he is given enough leeway, he wants to put himself in a position to snap it if it won't hurt the conduit itself (20).]

And that's supposed to make me feel differently about bringing you in? That you're using people as a battery, so we should just let you go?